,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cchf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
temporarily suspend the importation of  
beef and beef products from ,paraguay   
and to require the establishment of a   
working group to evaluate the threat to 
food safety and animal health posed by  
beef imported from ,paraguay1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,temporary         
suspension of imports of beef and beef  
products from ,paraguay ,beef and beef  
products imported from ,paraguay may not
 enter the ,united ,states during the   
period-- 7#a7 beginning on the date of  
the enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7   
ending on the date on which the working 
group established under section #b      
submits the recommendations required by 
subsection 7a77#c7 of that section if   
the working group determines under      

subsection 7a77#a7 of that section that 
beef and beef products imported from    
,paraguay do not pose a threat to food  
safety and animal health in the ,united 
,states4  #b4 ,working group on beef    
imported from ,paraguay  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #abj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
establish a working group-- 7#a7 to     
evaluate the threat posed by beef and   
beef products imported from ,paraguay to
 food safety and animal health in the   
,united ,states2  7#b7 to report on the 
most recent disease data and conduct    
additional research on the threat to    
food safety and animal health2 and  7#c7
 to make recommendations to the         
,secretary with respect to whether the  
importation of beef and beef products   
from ,paraguay into the ,united ,states 
should be permitted4  7b7 ,membership   
,the ,secretary shall ensure that the   
working group established under         
subsection 7a7 includes-- 7#a7 experts  

on food safety2  7#b7 experts on animal 
health2 and  7#c7 representatives of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
and other ,federal agencies with        
responsibilities relating to            
international trade4